The Top 10 Qualities I Learned about Leadership Back on the Farm
Category: Management, Staff Development, Projects, Delegation, Leadership (AE521)Originally Submitted on 7/2/2003.
1. Make hay while the sun shines.
Timing is critical. If you pick your fruit too soon, you get a stomach ache. If you pick it too late, you have garbage. Know what part of a cycle you are in and act accordingly.
2. You never know where the seed will fall.
Exhibit your leadership qualities at all times. Those who can be groomed will notice and emulate. Those who can't will reveal their true nature to you sooner this way.
3. Snails in May, gophers in June, drought in July ... if it's not one thing, it's another.
There will always be problems. It is what you do about them that matters.
4. Some plants make it, some don't.
If someone fails to prosper under your leadership, don't take it personally. Be like the sun and shine equally on all. Some make it. Some don't.
5. "Amended soil" still smells like steer manure.
Don't get bogged down in euphemisms or politically correct noncommunication. Give directions clearly. Stick to the point. Know when to shut up.
6. It's not called a nursery for nothing.
Everything is delicate at the beginning. With new staff, new projects and new acquisitions, take care!
7. Every garden has a snake or two in it.
Every business has a snake or two in it.
8. A vine is really a glorified weed.
Some of the most surprising things take off! Be open to everything and everybody.
9. Tall plants in the back; short plants in the front.
Use your resources wisely. Know your people. Don't ask from someone something they can't give.
10. Plants need sunshine and rain.
Don't sweat the small cycles. Keep your eye on the goal!
About the Submitter
This piece was originally submitted by Nancy R. Fenn, Intuitive Counselor and VisionCoach, who can be reached at parklanenancy@hotmail.com, or visited on the web. Nancy R. Fenn wants you to know: Nancy works with creatives, intuitives and visionaries to create success in relationships and career. She is especially fond of working with entrepreneurs.
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